Rabbi David Oler

Rabbi David Oler, both of whose parents were born and grew up in Poland, is a Reform rabbi having served the New Reform Congregation Kadima in the suburban Chicago area for the last twenty-five years. He is also in practice as a licensed clinical psychologist. He earned a doctorate in psychology at the University of Maryland and a doctorate in Jewish thought and liturgy from Hebrew Union College, where his dissertation was “Yearning for Spirituality in Religious Naturalism.” In his Congregation, he enjoys teaching Jewish ethics as a vehicle for personal growth, and Rabbi Oler takes pleasure in teaching our students in Poland about how to conduct Liberal – Reform religious services, emphasizing open participation and spiritual development.